Teens plead guilty to charges

Two teens who spent most of the recent holidays behind bars went home after they pleaded guilty to the charges against them in Cannon County Circuit Court on Jan. 10.

Jory Isenhart, 19, was facing charges including theft and burglary from incidents on Dec. 10 and Dec. 23 of last year when he stole various items, including an ATV valued at over $1,000.

Isenhart, who was also facing a charge of violation of probation, agreed to revocation and was ordered to serve 30 days in jail. His violation terminated his judicial diversion for a previous conviction for felony evading arrest and he was ordered to serve an additional 60 days in jail and his original 4 year sentence to state supervised probation was reinstated.

Isenhart also pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated burglary and received a 6-year suspended sentence and equal time on probation, which will run consecutive to his conviction for violating probation. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of property over $1,000 and in each case received a 2-year suspended sentence and equal time on probation. One of those sentences will run consecutive to the one for aggravated burglary.

Isenhart must also pay restitution to the victims and the court costs in all the cases.

Another teen, Nicholas Herlong, 18, entered guilty pleas to three charges which stemmed from an incident last July when deputies found drugs and a stolen weapon in the bedroom of his home during a search. He qualified for judicial diversion and received 3 years probation for possession of methamphetamine under .5 grams plus a $2,000 fine. He also received division for 11 months, 29 plus a $250 fine for simple possession of marijuana and 11 months, 29 days on diversion for theft under $1,000. Herlong must also pay the court costs in each case.
The results of some of the other cases heard on circuit court on Jan. 10 were:

• Jonathan Tyrone Scott will serve 60 days in jail and will be on Community Corrections for a total of 15 years following guilty pleas to evading arrest with an automobile, theft over $1,000 and selling methamphetamine. He must also pay a $2,000 fine and the court costs.

• Kerry Smith will serve 1 year in jail for violation of probation. He has a history of failing drug screens for methamphetamine. His original probation period of 10 years was reinstated and transferred from state supervised probation to Community Corrections.

• Brooke Edwards will serve a net total of 8 years on state supervised probation following guilty pleas to one count of aggravated burglary and six counts of forgery. Edwards was on judicial diversion for burglary when she forged documents six times which showed she tested negative for drugs. She must also pay $400 in fines and he court costs.

• Steven Joshua Bennett agreed to revocation for violation of probation. His original 20-year sentence to state supervised probation was reinstated and he was released on time served.

• Jonathan Z. Edge agreed to revocation for violation of Community Corrections. He was order to serve 1 year in jail and his original 12-year sentence to Community Corrections was reinstated.

• Brittany A. Duggin agreed to revocation for violation of probation. She was ordered to serve 21 days in jail and her original sentence to state supervised probation was reinstated. Duggin was on probation under judicial diversion for prescription fraud and TennCare fraud. Her diversion was terminated due to her violating probation for failing a drug screen and she will be on state supervised probation for 4 years upon her release.
• Mark Thomas agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to seve 1 year on jail and his original 2-year sentence to state supervised probation was reinstated.

• Gaetero Carrubba Jr. agreed to revocation for violation of probation. He was ordered to serve his original 2-year sentence.

• Erica Danielle Cunningham agreed to revocation for violation of probation and will serve one year in jail. Her original 10-year sentence to state supervised probation was both reinstated and enhanced. Cunningham was ordered to not have any contact with Randall Rains during the course of her sentence. Any contact will result in her serving her entire sentence in jail. Cunningham shot Rains in the face during an altercation, which led to her conviction. She stated during that case Rains abused her. However, when she was arrested for probation violation, she was at Rains' residence, despite being ordered to stay away from the premises in which he was residing.

• Tabitha Danielle Martin agreed to revocation for violation of probation. She was ordered to serve her original sentence of 8 years. Upon acceptance, Martin will be furloughed to Rutherford County Recovery Court.

• Ricky L. Reed Jr. was ordered to serve 90 days in jail after he agreed to revocation for violation for probation. Upon release he will be placed under enhanced state supervised probation for his original sentence of 6 years.

• Donald Ray Reeder's trial on multiple drug charges was set for April 16-18.